# Galatians 6.1 **Book:** [Galatians](/codex/galatians/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.** > > 2. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3. For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. (Galatians 6:1-3, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.** > > 2. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3. For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. (Galatians 6:1-3, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. if: or, although** > > 2. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. (Galatians 6:1-3, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who [are] spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also may be tempted;** > > 2. of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ, 3. for if any one doth think [himself] to be something, being nothing, himself he doth deceive; (Galatians 6:1-3, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle - **Audience:** Christian believers in Galatia (Jewish-Christian-influenced) - **Location:** composed in Antioch or Ephesus; addressed to Galatia - **Time period:** composed c. AD 49 (South-Galatian) or c. AD 53-57 (North-Galatian) ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), *pneuma* (Strong's G4151). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/), [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Christians Cannot Judge Objection Defeater](/codex/christians-cannot-judge-objection-defeater/) **Passages:** - [John 7.24](/codex/john-7-24/)